Controlling the shape of a quantum wavefunction

Nature

Volumn 397, Issue 6716, 1999, Pages 233-235

  Weinacht, T C ^a   Ahn, J ^a   Bucksbaum, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOLOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; LASER; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033590501     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/16654     Document Type: Article

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